New 3D Printing Platform launched: www.3dprintplace.com 3D Printing for all

Dec. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- New 3D printing platform www.3Dprintplace.com launched

During the Dutch Design Week, the beta version of www.3dprintplace.com was launched on the 3D Printing Event in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Launch Presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuglXEpaXt4).

The website is the first user-powered platform that provides existing and future 3D printing users with all 3D printing resources needed.

All functionalities on http://3Dprintplace.com are built on user-to-user collaboration and aim at making 3D printing more accessible to the home user, academic institution, and small business - all functions on 3D Print Place are 100% free.

The platform is built around five major pillars:

1. Collaboration – in the Incubation Lab members can work together to create designs & tinker with and improve upon existing CAD files. The Print Exchange connects users who seek a 3D printing service with users who can supply 3D printed parts.

2. Creation – Members can easily upload their CAD files to the CAD Library and make their design available for download for free or for an amount of their choosing. Therefore, the CAD Library is one of the core function of 3D Print Place and easily outperforms existing libraries with 3D printable CAD Files, such as Thingiverse

3. Competition – User sourced contests in the Coliseum and tournament style rounds in the Design League allow users to match off against each other or find the design they have been looking for.

4. Consumption – In the marketplace users get an aswer to the question, "what 3D printer is right for you?" Here they can compare 3D printers, 3D scanners, software and filament to find which product from which manufacturer is worth purchasing

5. Education – The Academic Corner allows University classes from around the world to collaborate and learn from another in shared interfaces. The integrated course-management system enables professors to easily create, send out and track course assignments.

For feedback, questions or possible collaboration opportunities, please contact Daniel Jacker at Daniel@3dprintplace.com

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3D Print Place is a newly launched 3D printing platform which aims at making 3D printing more accessible to academic institutions, small businesses and especially to the growing number of home users. All these groups can now get access to 3D printing